What Scars Say About Sex and Stereotypes
People’s perceptions of scars—from ritual scarification to mastectomy marks—reveal biases about gender, character, and more.
Culture
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What Milk-Sharing Communities Reveal
As women in the United States create networks to give or receive breast milk, anthropologists are illuminating the complex social and cultural forces that shape mothers’ choices.
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Can a Robot Guess What You’re Thinking?
Scientists are trying to create artificial intelligence that can think about others’ thoughts. What might this reveal about perspective-taking in AI, humans, and animals?
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Communities Grapple With Exposure to “Forever Chemicals”
Toxic chemicals known as PFAS pollute the water at more than 2,000 sites across the U.S.—and reside in the bodies of most Americans. How do residents cope with contamination?
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Reflecting on the Rise of the Hoteps
An anthropologist looks at a U.S. subculture inspired by ancient Egypt and its effort to foster a particular Black identity.
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Will U.S. University Students Spread COVID-19?
Universities are planning to open across the United States with strategies based on fantasy documents and magical thinking.